Monthly Archives: May 2021

“The intenseness of the affliction renders it trying to our fortitude; but it is by the continuance of it that patience is put to the test.  It is not under the sharpest but the longest trials that we are most … Continue reading →

“The light must shine before men which is not the same as shining to be seen of men.”  Alfred Plummer (1841-1926)

“It is written, ‘Abraham believed God.’  It does not say Abraham understood God.”  Ethelbert William Bullinger  (1837-1913)

“The true fear of God, the true worship, the true reverence, yea, the true knowledge of God, rests on nothing but mercy that through Christ we assuredly trust that God is reconciled unto us.”  J.J. Stewart Perowne  (1823-1904)

“If God counts me righteous, I am safe, though in and of myself I am nothing but a sinner and ungodly.”  John Bunyan (1628-1688)

The true penitent loves God supremely, and therefore his sins are a heavy burden to him.”  John Colquhoun  (1748-1827)

“Prayer keeps the heart open to God and shut to sin; it assuages the intemperate hearts and swelling of lust.”  Thomas Watson  (1620-1686)

“The Savior’s work is finished and Jesus is crowned Lord of all forever.”  Charles Bridges  (1794-1869)

“Open thy mouth wide then, O Christian; stretch out thy desires to the uttermost, grasp heaven and earth in thy boundless wishes, and believe there is enough in God to afford thee full satisfaction.”  (Benjamin Beddome, 1771-1795)

“He is the most thankful man that treasures up the mercies of God in his memory, and can feed his faith with what God has done for him so he can walk in the strength thereof in present straits.”  (William … Continue reading →